For They Shall Be Called Sons Of God

Your face might not be here but it could be. Are you apart of God's Peace Corp? Are you apart of the Spirit of Moses and Elijah? It is a biblical teaching that before Christ returns Elijah must come. See I will send you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to the fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse. But Jesus said that Elijah had come in referring to John the Baptist. John's message; Repent for the kingdom of God is at hand.

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Repentance is a turning of the heart. Repentance moves us toward reconciliation. Reconciliation is made possible by the atoning death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ that allowed our repentance to be acceptable to God. Justice has been served, mercy is available and peace is possible. Primarily peace with God and then with others. It was the day of Pentecost after Christs commission to his disciples to take the gospel to the ends of the earth that the Spirit of Moses and Elijah was poured out on three thousand God fearing Jewish believers in Jerusalem after they were "cut to the heart" and repented of their sins.

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Soon after a great controversy and persecution arose and the Jewish Christians were driven out of Jerusalem. They took the gospel with them. Perhaps the first Gentile convert at this point was the Ethiopian whom Philip encountered along the road. The rejection of the Jewish nation was opening the door for Gentile believers. But Israel had not fallen beyond recovery and the work of Elijah continues until the full number of Gentiles have been brought into God's kingdom and Israel will be restored.

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But now is the day of salvation. Even now the cross stands as the true peace symbol. For we do not preach "peace, peace" at any cost. No it must be the peace of Christ and it resides in our hearts first and then flows into our life and community. But there is no peace for the wicked and there is no peace with God except through the atoning blood of his son that is freely given to you for the remission of sins. Repent for the kingdom of God is at hand. Turn your heart back to the Father and your fellow man. It is the wide open door to God's blessing. To reject and despise the blood of Christ leaves you no protection from the day of wrath when God will strike the land with his curse.

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Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called sons of God.